Frequently asked questions

Charts > Settings

How
can I save a preferred chart setup without having to choose again
each time?

You can define a default setting for the way you would like to show your
charts, including your preferred chart drawing style, options and
additional objects. This default setting is saved in your profile and is
used for all charts on astro.com. Please follow these steps:
Define your personal default setting:

Click the link to save the default setting again. The previous
setting will be replaced by your new one.

Deleting your personal default setting:
If you delete your personal default setting, all charts will be shown
using the Astrodienst setting.
You can find the delete button in the "Extended chart selection" as
well as in your profile ("My Astro", View/change preferences and
subscriptions").

Another way is to do it is via bookmarks. You can also save several
different settings this way:

Display a chart in your preferred style and settings.

Then use the link 'back to chart selection' at the top right of the
chart.

NOW create a bookmark.

Using this bookmark will bring you back to extended chart selection, with
all
your choices pre-set.
This allows you to save as many different setup styles as
you like. You simply name your bookmarks accordingly.

Please note that the selection of too many additional factors may turn
smaller chart drawings like the "Horoscope of the moment" illegible.

How
can I reduce the orbs when calculating aspects?

Use the option "reduce/increase orbs (0-150%)" at the
bottom of the respective column on the "Extended Chart Selection"
page. The percentage you enter results in a reduction /
increase TO x%, not BY x%. For example, if you want to reduce
the aspects from 10° to 8°, you have to enter 80%.

Is
it possible to adjust the orbs according to my personal
system?

A user interface to allow full freedom in choice of orbs
on this website would be far too complex. If you need that,
you are better off with astrology software for your PC,
like Kepler or Solar Fire.

How
can I show aspects to all planets, AC and MC?

Tick the option "to all objects" in the "Aspects" column under "Additional
objects" of the Extended Chart Selection.

Why
do conjunctions to mathematical points (e.g. Vertex, Part of Fortune,
AC, MC, North Node) not show in the chart?

Normally (in most chart styles) mathematical points like Ascendant, Nodes,
Vertex etc. have no orb, which makes it extremely unlikely that an aspect
will be listed between two such points. In Aspect to a planet, half of the
planet's orb is taken into account.

If a web user specifies the option 'aspects to all', this rule is changed.
The mathematical points then inherit the orb from the planet with the
smallest orb. This means that aspects to them will appear more frequently,
both to planets (larger sum of orbs) and to other mathematical points.

The
charts I want to print are too large for the paper. What can I
do?

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